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Myrthos
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New rule against spamming
   

We, the moderators, have established a new rule to do something about too much spamming.

Spammers get 1 warning for spamming before any further actions are taken.
At the second warning they loose 20% of their postcont.
At the third warning they loose 50% of their postcount.
At the fourth warning they are reset to 0.

When they drop because of this below 500 posts they also loose their avatar and title and have to reapply once they get above that number.

Every warning will set a timer that will last for one month. Any future warnings given in this time, will lower that persons warning level, reduce the postcount and restarts the timer. If however, within this time no further warnings are given then that person goes up one warning level.
In short it could take a day to drop your postcount to 0, but it takes 4 months for your record to be cleared.

This is not something that will be applied just like that. It is intended to be used for the more notorious spammers, who make a mess of things.
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Post Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:22 pm
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balconygolf_ThE_bRiDe
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Something tells me that you are reffering to me.....!
Is that right?
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Post Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:31 pm
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Myrthos
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Should I indicate from your reply that you consider yourself to be a spammer?
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Post Tue Feb 03, 2004 3:42 pm
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balconygolf_ThE_bRiDe
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Hey that was a tricky question.You asked that just to make me reply and indicate me as a spammer.Anyway I dont afraid!Free spirit .I dont pay attention
to labels like "spammer" , "he is the devil....he listens to metal"(<---mostly from old ladies) HEHE


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Post Tue Feb 03, 2004 3:45 pm
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Lord Chambers
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Although I doubt I'm at risk of "spamming," I would like some example posts and defined criteria of what spamming is.
Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:46 am
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Myrthos
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Why? We have not given example posts or criteria for any of the other rules in the FAQ. There are no criteria or examples given for when people are banned or what criteria there are to warn people for being banned.

It is intended for the notorious spammer who didn't listen upto now after several comments to stop spamming. Then the first warning for spamming is given. As always it's the moderators that decide. If you disaprove of their decision you debate it with the moderator and when that fails as a last resort with me.

That's all the criteria that exist.
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Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:58 pm
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The wizard
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Didn't your mother ever tell you that rules were made to be broken.
Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 2:43 pm
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Myrthos
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No.
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Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:16 pm
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cfmdobbie
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quote:
Originally posted by The wizard
Didn't your mother ever tell you that rules were made to be broken.


Did she mention that every action has a consequence?
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Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:18 pm
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Jaz
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Besides, this is neither a democracy nor public property. It's a privately owned message board.
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Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:36 pm
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balconygolf_ThE_bRiDe
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Re: New rule against spamming
   

quote:
Originally posted by Myrthos


Spammers get 1 warning for spamming before any further actions are taken.
At the second warning they loose 20% of their postcont.
At the third warning they loose 50% of their postcount.
At the fourth warning they are reset to 0.



When someones postcount is redused or even droped down to zero his/her posts/threads are deleted also???
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Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:37 pm
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Myrthos
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No the posts stay.
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Kewl quotes:
I often have an odd sense of humor - Roach
Why quote somebody else, think of something yourself. - XeroX
...you won't have to unbookmark this site, we'll unbookmark you. - Val
Reports Myrthos for making me scared and humbled at the mere sight of his name - kayla
Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:56 pm
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balconygolf_ThE_bRiDe
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OK then...I want to ask you a BIG favor......drop "me" down to zero.
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Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:57 pm
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Ariel
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quote:
Originally posted by balconygolf_ThE_bRiDe
OK then...I want to ask you a BIG favor......drop "me" down to zero.

Just follow the guidelines and spam as much as you can:
quote:
Spammers get 1 warning for spamming before any further actions are taken.
At the second warning they loose 20% of their postcont.
At the third warning they loose 50% of their postcount.
At the fourth warning they are reset to 0.

Be advised though, that if you get a fifth warning, or have been warned before for whatever reason, you will be banned from the boards. And I'm not sure that's what you want, although your second sig line might suggest otherwise...
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Post Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:43 pm
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Jaz
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Don't worry, Ariel, about the second sig line - it's only valid for some of the templates, not for them all .
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